Overview
The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program is an opportunity for young teachers of English to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the cultures and customs of the United States while strengthening the instruction of foreign language at U.S. colleges and universities. The FLTA is an integral part of the Jordanian Fulbright Visiting Student Program.
The FLTA Program is a nine-month, non-degree program aimed at strengthening foreign language instruction at U.S. colleges and universities, and some high schools, while providing current or future teachers of English with the opportunity to refine their skills, increase their English language proficiency, and extend their knowledge of U.S. society and culture. FLTA Fellows also interact with their host communities in conversation groups, extracurricular activities, and community outreach projects.
FLTA Fellows must return to their home countries upon completion of the program. FLTA Fellows may assist in or teach up to two language classes and are required to enroll in at least two courses per semester, one of which must be in U.S. Studies. The remaining coursework should relate to their careers in English language teaching. FLTA Fellows will also be expected to facilitate cultural events, language clubs, and language tables. FLTA Fellows will be required to attend an orientation in the U.S. during the summer of 2010 before arriving at their U.S. host institutions in August 2010. FLTA Fellows will also be required to attend a mid-year enrichment workshop that will be hosted by the Department of State's Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau (ECA) in the U.S. to share and discuss foreign language teaching best practices and their current teaching experiences with other FLTA Fellows.
Eligible Candidates
- Applicants must be teachers of English or in training to become teachers of English, and at minimum must possess the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor's degree by 29 April 2010 with all official university transcripts available. A Master's degree is highly desirable at many U.S. institutions.
- Fluency in English is mandatory, demonstrated by a score of no less than 213 (on the Computer-based TOEFL - CBT); 79-80 (internet based TOEFL - IBT) or 5.5 (overall score international English language testing system - IELTS). All nominees should take the TOEFL immediately to allow sufficient time to receive the official score reports.
- Applicants must demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity, and professionalism.
- Applicants must be residing in Jordan throughout the nomination and selection process.
- Applicants must hold the Jordanian Citizenship (Nationality), a valid Jordanian Passport and must have a permanent residence status in Jordan at the time of application.
- Candidates for the FLTA applying for or holding permanent residence in the United States are not eligible. Persons who are citizens of both Jordan and the United States are also not eligible.
- Applicants must be at least 21 years old and no more than 29 years old at the time of application.
- FLTA Fellows are required to return to Jordan upon completion of the nine-month program. The Binational Fulbright Commission in Jordan and the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York will not support any extension requests for fellows.
- The FLTA program does not support dependents or family members. By extension of this policy, pregnant candidates may not participate in the program if the birth is due during the program period.
- Sound physical and mental health: Those selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be finalized.
- Applicants must demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity and professionalism. Applicants should demonstrate leadership skills, an ability to motivate students to learn, and an interest in teaching Arabic language and culture to U.S. students. Potential candidates should have a desire to meet people and become a part of the host U.S. community by participating in community events and campus activities. FLTA Fellows should also be creative and self-reliant team players, who are able to maintain excellent relationships with U.S. faculty, staff and students.
- Applicants should be representative and responsible citizens who can contribute to a full and fair picture of the culture of their own countries and thereby contribute to understanding between the people of the United States and Jordan. One of the goals of the Program is to place FLTA Fellows in all 50 states and at diverse institutions. Fellows must be flexible with placements at smaller or more ethnically-diverse academic institutions.
- They should also demonstrate the cross-cultural sensitivity and flexibility needed to adjust successfully to life in the United States. Potential applicants must be outgoing and dynamic individuals with a great sense of humor.
- Preference may be given to those applicants with little or no previous experience living or studying in the United States. Participants must be flexible with placements at smaller or more ethnically diverse U.S. academic institutions in order to meet the goal of the FLTA Program to place participants in all 50 States and at diverse institutions.
- Any applicant who is seeking a U.S. degree should not apply to the FLTA Program.
- Applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender and/or physical impairment.
■ Application Procedures:
- Each candidate will be required to submit an on-line application via the on-line management system administered by IIE. Once the applications have been submitted, the Binational Fulbright Commission will review and nominate candidates. Approved applications will then be forwarded electronically to both, the IIE offices in New York and to the Department of State in Washington, D.C. for review and approval. -- Candidates can access the on-line application at: https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/flta/ -- For complete FLTA Application Instructions, click here: 2011-12 Fulbright - FLTA (Jordan) On-Line Application Instructions-- To complete the 2011-12 FLTA Application Form, click here: 2011-12 Fulbright - FLTA (Jordan) Application Form (FINAL)
For more information, you may wish to visit the FLTA Website at: http://flta.fulbrightonline.org/home/html or contact:
Jordanian-American Commission for Educational Exchange (JACEE)
(aka The Binational Fulbright Commission in Jordan)
Street Address: 19, Mahdi Bin Barakah Street (Shmeisani)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850215, Amman 11185, Jordan
(962-6) 568-4760 or 560-4630, Ext. 15
(962-6) 568-4820
Office Mobile No.: 962-(0)79-644-4119, Ext. 15
E-Mail: info@fulbright.org.jo
Website: www.fulbright-jordan.org
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your reference when applying for this scholarship
The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program is an opportunity for young teachers of English to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the cultures and customs of the United States while strengthening the instruction of foreign language at U.S. colleges and universities. The FLTA is an integral part of the Jordanian Fulbright Visiting Student Program.
The FLTA Program is a nine-month, non-degree program aimed at strengthening foreign language instruction at U.S. colleges and universities, and some high schools, while providing current or future teachers of English with the opportunity to refine their skills, increase their English language proficiency, and extend their knowledge of U.S. society and culture. FLTA Fellows also interact with their host communities in conversation groups, extracurricular activities, and community outreach projects.
FLTA Fellows must return to their home countries upon completion of the program. FLTA Fellows may assist in or teach up to two language classes and are required to enroll in at least two courses per semester, one of which must be in U.S. Studies. The remaining coursework should relate to their careers in English language teaching. FLTA Fellows will also be expected to facilitate cultural events, language clubs, and language tables. FLTA Fellows will be required to attend an orientation in the U.S. during the summer of 2010 before arriving at their U.S. host institutions in August 2010. FLTA Fellows will also be required to attend a mid-year enrichment workshop that will be hosted by the Department of State's Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau (ECA) in the U.S. to share and discuss foreign language teaching best practices and their current teaching experiences with other FLTA Fellows.
Eligible Candidates
- Applicants must be teachers of English or in training to become teachers of English, and at minimum must possess the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor's degree by 29 April 2010 with all official university transcripts available. A Master's degree is highly desirable at many U.S. institutions.
- Fluency in English is mandatory, demonstrated by a score of no less than 213 (on the Computer-based TOEFL - CBT); 79-80 (internet based TOEFL - IBT) or 5.5 (overall score international English language testing system - IELTS). All nominees should take the TOEFL immediately to allow sufficient time to receive the official score reports.
- Applicants must demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity, and professionalism.
- Applicants must be residing in Jordan throughout the nomination and selection process.
- Applicants must hold the Jordanian Citizenship (Nationality), a valid Jordanian Passport and must have a permanent residence status in Jordan at the time of application.
- Candidates for the FLTA applying for or holding permanent residence in the United States are not eligible. Persons who are citizens of both Jordan and the United States are also not eligible.
- Applicants must be at least 21 years old and no more than 29 years old at the time of application.
- FLTA Fellows are required to return to Jordan upon completion of the nine-month program. The Binational Fulbright Commission in Jordan and the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York will not support any extension requests for fellows.
- The FLTA program does not support dependents or family members. By extension of this policy, pregnant candidates may not participate in the program if the birth is due during the program period.
- Sound physical and mental health: Those selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be finalized.
- Applicants must demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity and professionalism. Applicants should demonstrate leadership skills, an ability to motivate students to learn, and an interest in teaching Arabic language and culture to U.S. students. Potential candidates should have a desire to meet people and become a part of the host U.S. community by participating in community events and campus activities. FLTA Fellows should also be creative and self-reliant team players, who are able to maintain excellent relationships with U.S. faculty, staff and students.
- Applicants should be representative and responsible citizens who can contribute to a full and fair picture of the culture of their own countries and thereby contribute to understanding between the people of the United States and Jordan. One of the goals of the Program is to place FLTA Fellows in all 50 states and at diverse institutions. Fellows must be flexible with placements at smaller or more ethnically-diverse academic institutions.
- They should also demonstrate the cross-cultural sensitivity and flexibility needed to adjust successfully to life in the United States. Potential applicants must be outgoing and dynamic individuals with a great sense of humor.
- Preference may be given to those applicants with little or no previous experience living or studying in the United States. Participants must be flexible with placements at smaller or more ethnically diverse U.S. academic institutions in order to meet the goal of the FLTA Program to place participants in all 50 States and at diverse institutions.
- Any applicant who is seeking a U.S. degree should not apply to the FLTA Program.
- Applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender and/or physical impairment.
■ Application Procedures:
- Each candidate will be required to submit an on-line application via the on-line management system administered by IIE. Once the applications have been submitted, the Binational Fulbright Commission will review and nominate candidates. Approved applications will then be forwarded electronically to both, the IIE offices in New York and to the Department of State in Washington, D.C. for review and approval. -- Candidates can access the on-line application at: https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/flta/ -- For complete FLTA Application Instructions, click here: 2011-12 Fulbright - FLTA (Jordan) On-Line Application Instructions-- To complete the 2011-12 FLTA Application Form, click here: 2011-12 Fulbright - FLTA (Jordan) Application Form (FINAL)
For more information, you may wish to visit the FLTA Website at: http://flta.fulbrightonline.org/home/html or contact:
Jordanian-American Commission for Educational Exchange (JACEE)
(aka The Binational Fulbright Commission in Jordan)
Street Address: 19, Mahdi Bin Barakah Street (Shmeisani)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850215, Amman 11185, Jordan
(962-6) 568-4760 or 560-4630, Ext. 15
(962-6) 568-4820
Office Mobile No.: 962-(0)79-644-4119, Ext. 15
E-Mail: info@fulbright.org.jo
Website: www.fulbright-jordan.org
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your reference when applying for this scholarship
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